I'm a fan of Hibino and his 86, so I'll go with the Dunlops! LOL!!
2005 D1 Series Special Report
New Tire Releases by Dunlop and Falken
During the recent years, the drifting industry have began to realize the importance in producing the best formulated tires for the D1 Grand Prix. The Neova was released in 03? followed by the Revspec in 04?. This year, Dunlop and Falken had stepped up to the plate to produce a new line of tires.
DUNLOP DIREZZA Sport Z1
-Ken Nomura
-Tetsuya Hibino
Nomuken?s Impression:
It grips extremely well. It feels as though in my old tires, I was running without shoes, and these feel like I have sneakers on. Since the high grip, I can stop the vehicle easier. Now, I should be able to step on the gas a lot more.
Hibino?s Impression:
I feel really grounded to the pavement with these. Because of that, I feel like I can go even faster but with my current settings, I have to be careful not to slide it sideways too much. The vertical grip on this tire is incredible, if my suspension was set to strong sideway movements, I will be able to utilize this tremendous grip.
FALKEN Azenis RT615
-Yoshinori Koguchi
-Dorifuto Samurai
Koguchi?s Impression:
These are a big improvement from their previous tires. The traction kicks in well, its easy to control, and these warm up fast as well. With these tires, I can increase my entry speed and stay confident from the starting line.
Dorifuto Samurai?s Impression:
The grip characteristics increased drastically from the RT215 to the RT615. I have not gotten the full feel of these tires as of yet because my setup is in the development stages. But when I am able to fully make use of these tires, I think that these will take me very far. I would like to show everyone my samurai drifting, so I will tune my suspension according to these tires.
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